Recipe for a Good Life: a Poem
15 APRIL, 2022 • By Fari Bradley

 

Fari Bradley

 

Friendship, the foundation for good cooking

 
Equal measures:

Infinite understanding

Instant forgiveness, and benefit of doubt in even doses

Honesty seasoned with discrimination

Bags of patience (can be substituted with empathy).

A sprinkling of spontaneity.

(Tip: if you have any, a love for laughter will really add some zest to this recipe, add liberally.)


Instructions

Blend all of the above equally but be careful not use too much patience, lest the flavor of the discrimination is lost.
Keep warm until nice and solid, after that store well to avoid going stale and use as soon as possible, as best enjoyed fresh.

 

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Mehnaz Afridi , is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College. She received her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of South Africa, and teaches courses on Islam, the Holocaust, Genocide, comparative... Read more

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